It was an absolute classic and although Woking finished on the wrong end of the result, they played their part in a spectacular match.

Glenn Cockerill's side put up an excellent fight and it was one of those games that will live in the memory of both sets of fans, more so for Boro, who had a certain George Boyd in their ranks, now gracing the Premier League with Burnley. Ex-Boro striker Steve Morison scored for Millwall in their FA Cup victory against Watford on Saturday (January 28). And the Cards had Goma Lambu.

Here is the original Get Surrey report from October 2006

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Stevenage Borough 3 Woking 2

The ecstasy and agony of football was encapsulated in the final 10 minutes of this wonderfully dramatic clash as Woking threw away a 2-1 lead to lose in heartbreaking fashion four minutes into injury time.

Any neutral would have revelled in the intensity and passion that only this fixture can provide and, despite defeat, Cards’ boss Glenn Cockerill can be proud of the way his team contributed to a Conference classic.

An article in the matchday programme questioned whether the rivalry was over between these two clubs but the reaction of the Woking fans when Ollie Berquez snatched what appeared to be the winner with 11 minutes remaining gave the answer to that one. The notion is absolute nonsense.

Old buddies Shwan Jalal and Giuseppe Sole both played for Woking against Stevenage (Image: Grahame Larter)

And ask any Boro’ fan whether there will be a sweeter moment this season than scoring a last-touch-of-the-game winner against The Cards, just as Woking had scored a late clincher through Steve Ferguson last season at Kingfield.

Many of Woking’s players slumped to the turf in utter despair at the final whistle and this result was hard to swallow given the defeat was more of their own making — with Karl Murray turning hero to villain.

The Cards’ midfielder was energy personified in the heart of midfield and he scored a stunning equaliser after Boro’ had taken a fifth minute lead.

But his inexplicable handball from a harmless looking cross in the 83rd minute turned the tide in the hosts’ favour as John Nutter smashed the ball home to set up a late finale.

Murray had been switched to right back by that time, after Simon Jackson was withdrawn from the action, and he probably wishes he hadn’t as Cockerill laid the blame squarely on his shoulders. “I don’t know what Karl was thinking of and I’m not sure if he knows what he’s doing sometimes,” said the boss.

“What he did was unbelievable. Even if he wasn’t going to win the header he didn’t need to stick his arms up like that because their player was never going to score from there. To sum the game up, he cost us.

“He’s got to be better than that. We’d weathered the storm in the opening 15 minutes of the second half and took the game to them and deservedly took the lead. When we did score we controlled it.

“Karl had scored a great goal but that’s him isn’t it? He does some great things and he does some ridiculous things.”

Gary MacDonald was at the back for Cards (Image: GetWestLondon/Lewis Darling)

With Tom Hutchinson out with a head wound, Woking were fortunate to be able to include Karim El-Salahi after he suffered a knee in the head on Monday in training. In the circumstances he did well alongside Gary MacDonald in the heart of the Woking defence although the lack of marking and aerial challenges at opposing free kicks was a worry and proved costly.

When Dwane Lee rose unmarked to head home one of many excellent Steve Guppy crosses as early as the fifth minute, the hosts were in the driving seat.

But typically Woking responded and when Goma Lambu was fouled in the inside right channel 30 yards out, Murray’s quick thinking did for an unsuspecting Stevenage as he drilled a low shot across Alan Julian and into the far corner before anyone realised he had taken it.

Cards’ keeper Shwan Jalal made a stunning save from the brilliant George Boyd a minute later while Jackson hooked clear after Steve Morison’s run to the byeline and clever chip to the far post caused havoc.

Then Boyd’s effort was deflected a yard over, Jalal stuck a foot out to thwart Ronnie Henry’s instinctive toe poke and Lee should have hit the target with another free header as Cards rocked late in half.

Steve Morison has just scored for Millwall against Watford in the FA Cup (Image: Getty Images Europe/Matthew Lewis)

Boyd and Morison missed good headed chances in the second half — with Jon Nurse adding to the host’s potency when he replaced Guppy 10 minutes after the break — while Woking’s Craig McAllister flashed a shot on the turn narrowly over the bar as the tension increased. MacDonald’s last ditch clearance from Henry’s close-range header was the culmination of a frenzied spell of pressure.

But having weathered the storm, Woking took the lead when Sole, growing in stature with every match, beat his man before squaring to Berquez. The former Boro’ man’s first shot was blocked before he calmly slotted the rebound to send Woking’s magnificent travelling contingent into raptures.

Murray’s howler cost Woking though as, buoyed by Nutter’s penalty equaliser, a cracking last-ditch winner, with Boyd and Morison involved again, saw Craig Dobson gleefully head home Morison’s wonderful cross to bring the curtain down on an epic.